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as in pill
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
took an antibiotic capsule three times a day for a week
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as in sheath
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
a capsule containing all sorts of items from our era that is to be opened 100 years from now
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as in summary
a short statement of the main points
capsules of the day's major news stories appear on the paper's second page
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as in concise
marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning
capsule reviews of the latest offerings at the multiplex
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as in to compress
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
newscasts that capsule complex, important stories into one-minute bits for easy digestion by viewers
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Recent Examples of capsule
Julie Johnsson, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
Flocks of Doves constantly circling and scanning the globe could detect wildfires threatening Amazon forests, ships crisscrossing the seas to feed the world, and rocket cosmodromes set to launch capsules to the ISS.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 28 Oct. 2024
Related Articles The capsule collection will feature the vegan revamp of its classic Himmel Shopper tote in two sizes and the black colorway, which uses plant and mineral pigments.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 25 Oct. 2024
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The company is weighing options for the future of its troubled Starliner space capsule program as part of the review, Bloomberg News has reported.
—Julie Johnsson, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
Flocks of Doves constantly circling and scanning the globe could detect wildfires threatening Amazon forests, ships crisscrossing the seas to feed the world, and rocket cosmodromes set to launch capsules to the ISS.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Off-whites There will always be a place in our capsule wardrobes for true white sneakers.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 28 Oct. 2024
Related Articles The capsule collection will feature the vegan revamp of its classic Himmel Shopper tote in two sizes and the black colorway, which uses plant and mineral pigments.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 25 Oct. 2024
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The majority of these companies are also working to introduce weight-loss pills.Bruce Gil, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
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Over the past several years, potentially fatal doses of fentanyl have been found in samples of fake prescription pills, methamphetamine, and cocaine.Celia Ford, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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The bodywork, which is in great part a highly complex aerodynamic sheath, is made entirely of carbon-fiber.Mark Ewing, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Corticosteroid injections, also called steroid injections and cortisone injections, can be injected into the tendon sheath at the base of the affected finger.Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2024
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Officers were dispatched to Mahomes' house in Belton, Missouri, roughly 28 miles south of Kansas City, shortly after midnight Oct. 6, an incident summary from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office shows.Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Now, Cook, 64, relies on summaries from Apple Intelligence, the tech giant’s newest AI offering.Morgan Smith, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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Preferring fast-moving social media like TikTok, this generation is used to absorbing fast and concise information.Boris Abaev, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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And, indeed, the lyrics to the two-tone takedown are precise and concise.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024
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Note that down sleeping bags shouldn’t be compressed when storing long-term to avoid the down losing its loft, or in other words, insulating abilities.Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
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Like other mattress-in-a-box options, the Avocado arrives compressed.Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
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OnX gathers that data and builds layers of graphics that show exactly where app users should avoid and displays it on a phone or tablet on the onX Backcountry, onX Offroad, and onX Hunt apps.Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Not only does the tablet come with a highly protective case, but also ad-free content.Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Police found casings from multiple different guns at the scene, the complaint states.Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
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Castro said two other officers were standing in the street searching for shell casings when gunfire erupted.Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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In between, the outlines of their homeland shifted again and again, with the Napoleonic invasion of Hessen, in 1806, the Congress of Vienna and post-Napoleonic redivisions of Europe, and, eventually, the rise of Otto von Bismarck.Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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The broad outline for the event is based on an account from a senior Harris campaign official, granted anonymity to discuss sensitive planning around a speech that still is not completely closed to tweaks.Philip Elliott, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Capsule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capsule. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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